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Practical Network Scanning

You're reading from   Practical Network Scanning Capture network vulnerabilities using standard tools such as Nmap and Nessus

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2018
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ISBN-13 9781788839235
Length 326 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Ajay Singh Chauhan Ajay Singh Chauhan
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Preface 1. Fundamental Security Concepts 2. Secure Network Design FREE CHAPTER 3. Server-Level Security 4. Cloud Security Design 5. Application Security Design 6. Threat Detection and Response 7. Vulnerability Assessment 8. Remote OS Detection 9. Public Key Infrastructure-SSL 10. Firewall Placement and Detection Techniques 11. VPN and WAN Encryption 12. Summary and Scope of Security Technologies 13. Assessment 14. Other Books you may enjoy

Access control 

As an application or network owner, we should know who or what is accessing our network resources. If we do not know or do not keep track of our activity and instead just assume what is happening on the network, we cannot guarantee data security and the safety of end-users.

We need to start with the basics of security. This begins with understanding what's on our network.

Asset classification and physical security

The most basic (but often most overlooked) element of network security involves keeping hardware protected from theft or physical intrusion.

As mentioned earlier, the first thing we need to classify is our assets. Once data classification is identified, network servers, network switches...

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